BrdU and the 3D-culture assays were used to compare CRC cells transfected with LINRIS-specific shRNAs (sh-1 and sh-2) with the nagative control (sh-NC), and the results identified the oncogenic function of LINRIS in assisting the growth of cancer cells (Fig. 1g, h, i and Additional file 4: Figure S1H). Here, LINC00920 is linked to cancer.